Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Learningobjectives clarify exactly what it is youre trying to teach. Ray Sims has written a great summary on Writing LearningObjectives , with citations to some good resources, including Vicki Heaths post LearningObjectives: Writing Learning Outcomes So They Matter.

'In 1985, American educational psychologist Robert Gagne created a nine-step process of instructional design which can guide the process of learning. The process is called ‘The Events of Instruction’ where in each event has a definite purpose of supporting learning and leads to definite outcomes. STEP 2: PROVIDE A LEARNINGOBJECTIVE. STEP 7: PROVIDE FEEDBACK.

One of the biggest myths surrounding e-learning is that it is simply information presented on a computer screen. learning is much beyond just saving paper – it is the realization of the full potential of instructional design by harnessing the functionalities provided by IT, such as interactivity, animations, call to actions, etc., With e-learning or m-learning , small is big.

In the bad old days, technically challenged L&D professionals had to pay exorbitant fees to development houses to produce simple modules. If we dispense with online courses in favour of PDFs, how can we incorporate interactivity into the learning experience? Enter the Informal Learning Environment (ILE). An ILE is a scalable and flexible learning environment.

'Earlier this year, Associations Now wrote an article asking whether “binge learning” will become the new “binge watching.” Technology could easily create similar changes in how learners interact with and consume online learning. Whether you know it or not, you’ve experienced learning flow. But, have you considered how important it is for them to achieve learning flow?

The end of an iteration marks the opportunity to showcase working elearning to the customer, seek feedback and to potentially release the module(s) to learners. How many training modules does your client/ internal customer want this project to span? What's the framework you'll use to build your modules? question and be a learningobject in its own right.

The end of an iteration marks the opportunity to showcase working elearning to the customer, seek feedback and to potentially release the module(s) to learners. How many training modules does your client/ internal customer want this project to span? What's the framework you'll use to build your modules? Prototypes that create shared understanding about the project framework and help establish a style guide for your modules. question and be a learningobject in its own right. Can we reduce flab in our analysis and design phase? What's the Inception?
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'A sense of suspense, mystery and intrigue draws people into games, movies and novels…but rarely learning events. On the other hand, most learning experiences begin with learningobjectives which provide the learner no mystery or intrigue or suspense. They give you the answer “You will learn 3 things about…” The learningobjectives tell the learner what to expect. Don’t start learning with specific objectives, start with questions or some type of mystery. What if I run into the open? Design
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by AJ George If you happened to catch my earlier article on the gamification of learning , then you know that I have been dubious about its effectiveness. To be clear, it's not the premise of having fun in learning that I feel we should be wary of. It's the tendency to turn everything into a competition based more on winning than on learning. Make your learning contextual. Let's say your objective is to teach proper procedures for setting a broken bone. Provide Continual On-The-Spot Feedback. Stories, Yes. Bullets, No!
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